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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1977
Page
1
Washington residents were urged to conserve water for 24 to 48 hours after pump problems threatened the municipal supply. Marvin Glandon, superintendent, said repairs were expected by morning and a public announcement would follow when the shortage eased.
Sixth grade students from Stewart Lincoln and Brighton schools traveled to Cedar Rapids on April 21 to hear the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra directed by Rodger Williams. The 45 minute program impressed the group and included a tour of the Paramount Theatre remodel, originally built in 1928. Four mothers joined the trip, including Mrs. Berdena Bagby, and Gary Murphy, principal of Brighton school.
A southwest Iowa farm family, Carl and Lois Stephens, will be the focus of an hour-long PBS televsion documentary tonight. The film is the fifth in the Six American Families series, airing at 7 p.m. on Iowa Public Broadcasting Network stations. Produced by Group W with the United Church of Christ and United Methodist Church, the project aims to show how families of different means cope in the 1970s.
Chris Ballew aged 13 from Council Bluffs Iowa won the Midwest Spelling Bee over Renee Masek 13 of Weston Nebraska. Ballew earned an expense paid trip for two to Washington DC to compete in the National Spelling Bee June 6 to 11. Masek received a 30 volume Encyclopaedia Britannica set as runner up prize.
Jr. High Fair at Washington Junior High School features a social studies display in the gym from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday May 3. Students present exhibits in history geography and general social studies with ribbons awarded for top work.
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a slight chance of thundershowers. Low tonight mid 50s. High Tuesday mid 70s. Winds east to northeast 5 to 15 mph tonight. Rain chances about 20 percent tonight and Tuesday.
Lee Erwin, famed theater organist, drew a near capacity crowd at the Washington Community Center with a two hour program. He showcased an 800 pound touring Rodgers organ with eight speakers, mixing early American tunes, The Beatles, film scores, Cabaret, and ragtime by Scott Joplin. The concert closed the Washington Concert Association season, whose 1977-78 lineup is already sold out.
United Press International reports Glen Rutherford, one of few with a legal Laetrile supply, testifies as the FDA faces first hearings in Kansas City on the drug’s ban. Rutherford seeks reversal of the FDA 14 year prohibition. supporters say Laetrile is nontoxic and should be available.
Powerful May thunderstorms rolled across the Central Plains causing torrential rains and widespread flooding. Up to six inches fell in parts of eastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, western Oklahoma, and western Kansas, with 32 inches reported in 40 minutes near Ault, Colorado. Floodwaters closed U.S. 85 and covered roads in Laramie County, Wyoming, and areas between Greeley and Pierce, Colorado. Tornadoes were reported near Greeley and Lamar with no injuries. Similar flooding affected Cheyenne and surrounding areas, while other storms drenched parts of the Mississippi Valley and Northwest with drought relief in sight. A 500-acre Minnesota forest fire burned despite light rain, and a Roseau blaze was dampened by an inch of rain. In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula farmers mulled a rainmaker to end a third dry summer, at an ask of $25,000.
In Des Moines UPI reports Senate supporters of ban the can and deposit bills warn action is unlikely before session end. House plan merging Oregon and Washington approaches is seen as too complex for quick committee approval amid skepticism from Sen. Scott and other Energy Committee members.
Jacqueline Dorothy Widmer 20 of Washington reported seriously injured after a car truck collision on foggy Highway 92 seven miles west of West Chester. She sustained a broken leg and arm with deep knee lacerations. The crash occurred at 7:23 a.m. as she tried to pass a car, swung left onto the shoulder, and collided with a semi driven by Dale Eugene Larson of Altoona. Vehicle damage totaled about 6,500. Widmer’s injuries listed as serious by University Hospital officials.
Frederick Joseph Wright 28 of Brookings Oregon former West Chester resident died in a scuba diving accident at Fort Bragg California on April 30 1977. A memorial service is set for May 4 in Washington at United Presbyterian Church. He was born March 16 1949 in Washington son of Wilbur and Mrs Wright and married Mary Hamnish in 1971. He practiced medicine in Brookings for two years and leaves a wife son Orion Matthew parents and siblings. He attended West Chester School Mid Prairie High School Iowa and University of Iowa Medical School. He was a member of United Presbyterian Church and Washington Masonic Lodge. He is predeceased by paternal grandparents.
DES MOINES Iowa UPI compromises have been shaped in a proposed 77 page revision of Iowa's juvenile justice code to be debated this week. The bill backed by Democratic leaders would establish uniform rules for handling delinquent children and those in need of assistance. Rep Thomas Higgins Davenport the House Human Resources Committee chair said agreements were reached with opponents of certain sections.
Senator Forrest Schwengels and Senator Lowell Jenkins led a capitol meeting with Paul Ramsey and Associates. Legislators received a progress report on the Altoona to Keokuk railroad study. Track inspection wraps in two weeks, followed by a feasibility and economic impact report on reopening the line. Assembly members praised progress from the DOT and the consultant firm.
In Brussels a Euratom spokesman said the European Common Market has reinforced its nuclear control procedures after the 1968 disappearance of 200 tons of uranium between Antwerp and Genoa. Officials suspect diversion to Israel. no further losses have been noted since.
Nixon tells David Frost he did not intend to cover up criminal action but aimed to politically contain Watergate to protect innocent people. He admits limited knowledge, denies hush money, and notes CIA involvement was a mistake. Frost interview airing soon amid leaked transcripts and timing questions.
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